A Florida family court order gave Susanne Liggatt “exclusive authority to retain a realtor and enter into a listing agreement” for the marital home, without needing her husband Peter Liggatt’s signature. Peter Liggatt tried to appeal immediately, before the divorce case was finished.
Florida’s rules let a party immediately appeal certain family-law orders — ones that grant “the right to immediate possession of property,” decide child custody or timesharing, or invalidate a marital agreement. The Sixth District Court of Appeal held this order didn’t qualify: giving a spouse the exclusive right to choose a realtor and sign a listing agreement is not the same as giving her the right to immediate possession of the home, or excluding the other spouse from it.
Because the order didn’t fall into any category that can be appealed right away, the court dismissed the appeal for lack of jurisdiction — meaning Peter Liggatt will have to wait until the underlying divorce case is fully resolved to challenge the ruling.
Citation: Liggatt v. Liggatt, No. 6D2025-1659 (Fla. 6th DCA Sept. 4, 2026).